Saturday, August 14, 2021

14 August 2021: NY Assembly Dems Slam Heastie Choice to Pull Plug on Cuomo Impeachment

Lindsey Boylan, Ron Kim Slam NYS Assembly's Decision to Suspend Cuomo Impeachment Probe

This report covers the reaction of a Cuomo sexual harassment victim and a Cuomo COVID nursing home deaths scandal victim to the news from NY Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie that the Assembly will drop its impeachment probe. First here's the reaction of Lindsay Boylan, the first woman to come forward to allege Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed her, whom senior Cuomo administration officials targeted for retaliation:

Lindsey Boylan, one of Cuomo's accusers over alleged sexual harassment, called the decision to not continue the investigation an "unjust cop out."

"The public deserves to know the extent of the Governor's misdeeds and possible crimes," she said in a tweet Friday afternoon. "His victims deserve justice and to know he will not be able harm others."

She also said in a tweet Saturday morning: "I feel the deep disappointment so many have in the leaders of our state. What I also know is that it is countless women with many years left in their careers leading the fight against the corruption & morass. We will win this fight together. Of that, I am confident."

Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) lost his uncle, who died from COVID in a New York City nursing home during the period the Cuomo administration's deadly 25 March 2020 directive was in effect. Here are Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) comments:

Assemblymember Ron Kim, a fierce critic of the governor, said in a tweet that "Cuomo will start claiming his innocence by saying the Assembly won't imp-each him because he didn't do anything wrong. He will play the victim while attacking 11 courageous women who spoke up."

"We can't allow this to happen," he tweeted.

He also shared a memo from lawyer Robert Hockett that said the Assembly's decision is "regrettably short on both legal authority and persuasive authority."

Here is the statement Kim posted on Twitter:

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